The Matrix

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Summary: oh, please...
Review: This movie has exactly two things to recommend it:
1. Cool special effects.
2. Foetus farms.

Other than that, this movie is utter trash. Those of you who don't want your virgin eyes spoiled by knowing what the movie is about (like anyone doesn't know by now) should not read what follows, because it is a long list of everything WRONG with the movie--not counting the fact that the (supposedly mind-blowingly original) concept behind it has been done by countless sci-fi movies and books for decades--and I may accidentally drop a few hints as to the nature of the plot of this, um, flick.

1. The Oracle. It's stupid, it makes no sense, and it has nothing to do with anything.
2. The fact that Neo comes back to life when Trinity kisses him. I mean, come ON, can't we think of anything cleverer than THAT?
3. The idea of getting energy from humans, forgetting the fact that you'd have to put more energy into them than you'd get out.
4. Beings that control all aspects of your perception using fallible, killable agents that (mostly) obey the laws of physics, when they could just make you think an anvil fell on your head and crushed you.
5. The fact that unplugging someone causes them to die, rather than simply to come out of the matrix. Isn't that what happened to Neo when he took the pill anyway?
6. Telephones. This was the most irritating thing in the entire movie. WHY, may I ask, is it necessary to pick up a telephone to emerge from this virtual universe?
7. If deja vu is when there's a glitch and "they" reset something, shouldn't everyone get it at the same time?
8. The ripply-helicopter-building-crash thing. Some people explain this by saying that "they" don't know how to deal with disasters of that magnitude, but what about volcanoes, earthquakes, etc.?
9. All the stupid Biblical metaphors and whatnot. They really don't make that much sense once you analyze them.

So there you have it. On the one hand, you have the red pill--logic, reason, internal consistency, intellectual value. On the other, you have the blue pill--foetus farms. Which do you choose?

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Summary: My favorite movie of all time
Review: This movie has fabulous special effects, and great fight scenes. It puts you in another world and keeps you there from start to finish. I have seen this movie many times and I practically bought a DVD player just to be able to watch this movie! A must for anyone who even remotely likes sci-fi or action.

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Summary: THE GREATEST MOVIE!
Review: This movie has great special effects and a great plot and great music and great acting. I love this movie. The video has a 26 minute behind the scenes look at it, too. A great movie!

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Summary: Excellent-- cinematic masterpiece!
Review: This movie has gutsy action and drama. A thinking man's "Hard Boiled" with a little sci-fi thrown in! Must own!

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Summary: wonderful!
Review: This movie has it all! Science, action, love and it really drags you in. Neo and Trinity are what makes the movie, you know something seems to be going on with them from the very beginning.

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Summary: Unbeatable entertainment!
Review: This movie has it all. Fast paced action, phenomenal visuals, superb photography, great soundtrack, weird weird plot, and some pretty good acting. I really don't care much for Keanu Reeves, which unfortunately caused me to miss this one in the theater. This would have been awesome on the big screen. But even Keanu does quite well, along with the rest of the cast. (I love Laurence Fishburne!) The visual effects are positively stunning, and synchronized with great sound. The combo of slow-motion to real-time filming was spectacular! As my son said, when Neo wakes up in the jello-bath, "This just hit about a 9.5 on my Weird-O-Meter!" The plot definitely offers one some food for thought, the dialog between man and machine when the agent unplugs his earpiece and has a little tete-a-tete with Morpheus was quite interesting. Did I mention Spectacular Visuals? That one aspect of this movie alone with worth the price!

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Summary: truly awesome
Review: This movie has it all. Plain and simple. It's action packed, with mind-boggling special effects, it will satisfy any action fan's appetite. Yet, it has one of the smartest plots I have ever seen in a movie, I feel that it is incredibly under rated. It single-handidly brought Keauno Reeves back from the dead, quite an accomplishment ;-). There isn't a single wasted scene, the movie moves at a breakneck pace and still has great character development. The characters react believably, something that isn't seen all that often anymore. The line that Cipher utters: "I know that this steak isn't real. I know that when i put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my mind that it is delicious and juicy. And after 9 years, you know what i've found out?" he takes a bite, "Ignorance is bliss." perfecly illustrates how many people would act, when faced with the choice between one or the other (im trying not to give anything away here), they would choose the Martix. You have to watch this movie at least twice, the first time through I found myself trying to get a good grasp on the concepts the movie introduces, but after seeing it upwards of 15 times, its as good as it ever was. Very Highly Recommended.

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Summary: THE BEST INTENSE MOVIE OUT!Josh Piippo [e-mail]
Review: This Movie has it all. The Action was incredible! This is one movie you should buy. You have to think hard to understand the point but that is what makes this movie so interesting!

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Summary: The Best Sci-Fi Ever
Review: This movie has literally blown all other Sci-Fi out of the water. Unlike most Sci-Fi moveis who hide behind special effects, this acompanied with amazing effects also has a thrilling and edge of your seat story line. If you're going to watch only one movie this millennium please make it the Matrix.

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Summary: Film for Gun lovers. Cultish.
Review: This movie has lots of guns. They have big guns and small guns. I personally like the Matrix better than reality. Lie to me as long as you tell me what I want to hear. What is the point of getting out of a decent fake world to go to a disgustingly horrible real world? Keanu Reeves didn't look all that hot with that awful hair cut.